North Korea begins to dismantle missile test site
Seoul, July 24 (IANS) North Korea has begun to dismantle a missile engine testing site in line with a promise made by its leader Kim Jong-un at his historic summit with US President Donald Trump,…
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Moon may have harboured life 4 bn years ago
Washington, July 24 (IANS) While the Moon is presently unsuitable for habitation, there could have been life on its surface about four billion years ago, researchers have suggested. There may have been actually two early…
Samsung pips Xiaomi as Apple reports mere 1% share in Q2 2018
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) After losing grounds to Xiaomi for the last two consecutive quarters in India, South Korean giant Samsung bounced back in the second quarter of 2018 with 29 per cent market…
World’s longest bicycle race begins in Moscow
Moscow, July 24 (IANS) The first stage of the Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme ultra-stage bicycle race got underway on Tuesday here with an Indian’s participation. The longest bicycle race in the world will consist of…
Heat wave in Japan leaves 65 dead, 22,000 hospitalized
Tokyo, July 24 (IANS) Japan’s weather agency has declared the heatwave sweeping the country a natural disaster, with at least 65 deaths recorded in the past week. According to official figures released on Tuesday, more…
Pakistan set for elections amid uncertainty, terror attacks
Islamabad, July 24 (IANS) Pakistan will vote on Wednesday to elect a new National Assembly and provincial assemblies following a chaotic and distasteful election campaign marred by terror attacks and unprecedented accusations of interference by…
Delhi government renews Rs 1 cr relief for martyrs’ kin
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday re-approved its plan of providing Rs 1 crore compensation to the kin of martyrs belonging to the national capital. Under the scheme, a member from…
Court convicts all 15 accused in Ara hooch tragedy of Bihar
Patna, July 24 (IANS) A Bihar court on Tuesday convicted all the 15 accused in the 2012 Ara hooch tragedy in Bhojpur district of the state, which had claimed 21 lives, a government lawyer said….
CRPF trooper killed in Srinagar militant attack
Srinagar, July 24 (IANS) A CRPF trooper was killed in a militant attack here on Tuesday, police said. Police said militants attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol party outside the police control room…
Several killed, hundreds missing after Laos dam collapses
Vientiane, July 24 (IANS) Several people have been killed, hundreds remain missing and around 6,600 are homeless after a hydroelectric dam under construction collapsed in Laos, authorities said on Tuesday. Officials did not specify the…
Honor 9N in India, company aims to continue triple digit growth
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) After breaking into the list of the top five smartphone brands in India in the first quarter of this year, Huawei’s sub-brand Honor wants to “redefine” the sub-15K segment with…
Pakistan Elections: Where Imran, Shehbaz, Bilawal are contesting from?
Islamabad, July 24 (IANS) Although over 12,500 candidates are vying for national and provincial assembly seats as Pakistan goes to polls on Wednesday, all eyes are on the constituencies of the three main players of…
India, Rwanda review bilateral ties, sign 8 MoUs
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) India and Rwanda reviewed their entire gamut of bilateral ties and signed eight agreements across different sectors during the course of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to the East…
CRPF trooper injured in Srinagar militant attack
Srinagar, July 24 (IANS) One CRPF trooper was in a militant attack here on Tuesday, police said. Militants attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol near the police control room in Batmaloo area of…
Four travelling on train footboards fall to death in Chennai
Chennai, July 24 (IANS) Four commuters were killed and seven injured on Tuesday when they fell off a moving suburban train after brushing against a concrete wall very close to the tracks, a Southern Railway…
After fresh intra-day benchmark, Sensex sets new closing high
Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) After touching a fresh all-time high – of 36, 902.06 points – earlier in the day, the benchmark BSE Sensex settled at a record closing level of 36,825.10 points on Tuesday….
BJP failed to arrest corruption: Thackeray
Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday questioned what he termed as the brazen use of money power in elections and accused its ruling ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of doing…
China discusses Doklam with Bhutan
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, July 24 (IANS) China on Tuesday said it discussed the vexed boundary issue including the Doklam plateau with Bhutan during Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou’s three-day visit to Thimpu. India…
Modi calls for boosting India-Rwanda economic ties
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for boosting economic ties between India and Rwanda while describing the East African country as the gateway to the whole of Africa. “We…
Delhi Police chief bans flying of objects until I-Day
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Delhi Police Commissioner on Tuesday banned flying of objects in the national capital from July 25 as a precautionary measure for the Independence Day. The order by Police Commissioner…